Tony Evans - The Power

January 12, 2025 | S25:E2

Dr. Tony Evans is known as a relevant expositor and is a pastor of pastors and a father in the faith.

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Dr. Tony Evans | Tony Evans - The Power | January 12, 2025
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  • Tony evans: there's power available,
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  • Holy ghost power.
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  • No matter what your background is,
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  • No matter how weak you are, the holy spirit is ready
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  • To empower you and lift you out of your defeat,
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  • Because that's how powerful he is.
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  • But you gotta be connected through the word
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  • In relationship to jesus christ so that his power
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  • Can gush forth, 'cause when you get
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  • That much power, you can't keep it to yourself.
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  • Tony: i'm sure you would agree with me that electricity is
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  • One of the most powerful, beneficial forces
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  • That are available to us.
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  • Our homes are heated because of it.
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  • We're able to cook and refrigerate,
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  • Turn lights on and a myriad of other benefits
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  • Because of the power of electricity.
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  • Without that power source available to our lives
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  • And to our homes and businesses and churches,
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  • Life would be a lot tougher, a lot more challenging,
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  • And a lot more difficult.
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  • It has revolutionized how we live
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  • Because of the power that is associated
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  • With this invisible force.
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  • Well, i wanna talk to you about another power.
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  • And today, i wanna talk to "the holy spirit has the power."
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  • In acts chapter 1, the first 8 verses,
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  • Jesus christ has risen from the dead,
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  • And as he comes to the conclusion
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  • Of the 40-day window between his resurrection
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  • And his ascension, he comes and he meets with his followers,
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  • His disciples.
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  • And when he comes to them and gathers with them,
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  • He tells them things at the end of verse 3
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  • Concerning the kingdom of god.
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  • In fact, they wanna know more.
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  • "when," verse 6, "are you restoring
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  • The kingdom to israel?"
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  • There is a discussion about the kingdom.
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  • The book of acts is about the kingdom,
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  • The kingdom that is to come, jesus's millennial reign
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  • Over the whole earth from jerusalem
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  • Where he will rule the entire planet,
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  • And then the manifestation of the kingdom that is.
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  • Jesus will physically return and rule.
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  • In the meantime, he's left the church
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  • And birthed the church to be his kingdom representatives
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  • Until he comes, modeling and manifesting
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  • The presence of the kingdom in the midst of the culture.
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  • And so he's teaching them concerning the kingdom of god.
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  • That's what verse 3 says.
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  • It's interesting to note that at the end of the book of acts,
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  • I'm talking about the very last verse
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  • Of chapter 28.
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  • It says paul received people unto him
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  • And he taught them about the kingdom of god
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  • And the lord jesus christ.
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  • So the book of acts ends with the kingdom
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  • And it begins with the kingdom, 'cause paul is only carrying on
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  • The kingdom conversation that jesus starts
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  • In acts chapter 1.
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  • And so the teaching is about the kingdom.
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  • But jesus throws in a statement in verse 8,
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  • "but you will receive power," here's our word,
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  • "when the holy spirit has come upon you,
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  • And you shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem,
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  • Judea, and samaria,
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  • And even to the remotest parts of the earth."
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  • He talks to them about the power.
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  • Now, they wanted to know when he was gonna return
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  • To set up the kingdom.
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  • Jesus tells them in verse 7, "it's not for you to know."
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  • God is not revealing right now the time of his return
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  • To set up his earthly messianic millennial rule
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  • For a thousand years over planet earth.
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  • "but between my leaving," jesus says,
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  • "and my returning, i am not gonna give you
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  • My physical presence, but i am gonna share with you
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  • My spiritual power."
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  • So what jesus has left behind in his absence
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  • Is the person of the holy spirit and the power
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  • That accompanies that person.
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  • One of the most misunderstood, mis--
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  • And underutilized aspects
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  • Of the holy spirit is the understanding of his power.
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  • The holy spirit is a powerful person.
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  • He is a person, the third member of the trinity,
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  • Who takes from god and delivers to us
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  • So that the power of heaven is made available to you and me
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  • In history while we wait for the powerful one,
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  • Jesus christ, to return.
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  • So let's talk about the power.
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  • Jesus has been teaching about the kingdom of god.
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  • Now, those of you who are familiar,
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  • Both in our church and outside of our church,
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  • With the philosophy and worldview of our ministry,
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  • It's about the kingdom,
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  • The kingdom agenda, the visible demonstration
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  • And manifestation of a comprehensive rule of god
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  • Over every area of life.
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  • God wants his people to become kingdomized.
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  • That is, to become full-time disciples
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  • Where all of life is relationally ruled
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  • Under the lordship of jesus christ.
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  • He says, "while i'm not yet ready
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  • To set up my kingdom, i'm gonna let you
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  • Have some kingdom electricity.
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  • I'm gonna let you have some kingdom power."
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  • But wait a minute.
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  • Jesus for 40 days between his resurrection
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  • And his ascension has been speaking things,
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  • Verse 3, about the kingdom.
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  • But he says, "i'm gonna have to give you power."
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  • What does that tell us right there?
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  • Having biblical truth even taught by jesus himself.
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  • I mean, you got the living word teaching the written word.
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  • I mean, you don't get a better preacher,
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  • A better sermon, perfect articulation,
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  • Perfect hermeneutics, perfect exegesis.
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  • I mean, this is perfect proclamation
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  • If jesus is the teacher.
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  • But even jesus says without the power,
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  • You're going nowhere.
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  • So before we even get into understanding the power,
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  • Let's get something straight.
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  • Bible study is foundational, jesus was teaching,
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  • But bible study is not enough.
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  • Knowing scripture is absolutely critical,
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  • But knowing scripture is not enough.
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  • Memorizing scripture is meaningful,
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  • But it's not enough, because jesus says
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  • You're gonna need some power to go with it.
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  • That's why we see people who go to church stay unchanged.
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  • They may have the information, they may have the knowledge,
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  • But they don't have the power.
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  • So the word of god, which is alive,
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  • Is not working for them because the power
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  • Of the holy spirit is missing, even if the teaching
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  • Is orthodox, correct, and kingdom-centered,
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  • Which it must be.
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  • The holy spirit is the igniter, and his job
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  • Is to bring the truth of god, 'cause jesus was speaking,
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  • Teaching off the pages of the bible
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  • Into your life experience.
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  • And if you are not ignited by the power,
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  • You will not see the word of god at work in your life,
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  • And it will seem like a book that doesn't work
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  • Even though you may believe it.
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  • Now you need to know it, you need to study it,
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  • You need to read it, but you need the power
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  • To go with it even if jesus is the one teaching.
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  • Far too many christians aren't hooked up properly
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  • To the holy spirit, and they wonder why
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  • They can't go nowhere.
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  • They got the book, the book explains the information,
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  • But they don't have the power.
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  • The person of the holy spirit at work
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  • Bringing the book to life,
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  • They don't have the jumper cables working,
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  • So they're not hooked up to jesus properly,
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  • So they can't go anywhere, and they find themselves
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  • Spiritually stuck.
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  • He says, "i'm leaving, but i'm going to leave behind
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  • A dunamis," where we get our word dynamite.
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  • "i'm gonna leave behind power."
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  • The word but here means this is a significant difference,
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  • "and i'm gonna give you something
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  • That's gonna blow your mind,
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  • This power source called the holy spirit."
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  • Let's go a little deeper about this battery
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  • That every christian has been given.
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  • He says, verse 5 of acts 1, "for john baptized with water,
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  • But you will be baptized with the holy spirit
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  • Not many days from now.
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  • So to be baptized spiritually is to now be identified
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  • As a follower of jesus christ.
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  • Water baptism is simply a visible modeling
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  • Of spiritual baptism.
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  • It says, "i am willing now to be known
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  • As a follower of jesus christ.
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  • I'm willing to be identified as a christian."
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  • See, you can get saved without being baptized.
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  • The thief on the cross got saved.
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  • Jesus said, "today you will be with me in paradise,"
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  • But he never got baptized.
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  • Paul says in 1 corinthians 1, verse 17, "i didn't come
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  • To baptize, i came to preach the gospel."
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  • In other words, baptism doesn't save you.
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  • The gospel saves you, but once you get saved,
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  • God expects you to now move into discipleship
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  • Through your public identification
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  • With jesus christ.
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  • You go down, if you want more information,
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  • Read chapter 6 of romans.
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  • It'll give you the inside scoop.
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  • "you're buried with him in baptism," it says,
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  • "and you're brought up to walk in a newness of life."
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  • So baptism means that you are now identified as a christian.
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  • Chapter 24, verse 49 says, "and behold,
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  • I'm sending forth the promise of my father upon you,
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  • But you are to stay in the city until you are clothed
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  • With power from on high."
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  • So it's the same thing he's talking about
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  • In the book of acts, but he uses the word clothed.
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  • So the baptism of the spirit from on high, he says,
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  • Is clothing.
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  • Well, what do you do with clothing?
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  • You wear it, okay?
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  • God expects you to wear jesus christ.
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  • He expects you to be identified as a follower of christ.
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  • Or as galatians 3 verse 27 says, that if you are in christ,
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  • You are clothed with him.
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  • And when you are, watch this, clothed with christ,
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  • You are clothed with power from on high.
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  • And what's that power?
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  • Acts 1:8, the power of the holy spirit.
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  • Baptism is what you're supposed to wear.
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  • It's visible, it's identifiable.
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  • So let me explain something.
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  • Don't expect to experience the spirit's power
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  • If you don't have on your uniform.
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  • If you're not wearing jesus, jesus is not going to give you
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  • The power 'cause your clothes are still hanging up
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  • In the closet.
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  • You're not wearing him.
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  • That is, you're not visibly, publicly, lovingly, clearly,
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  • But unapologetically identifying with jesus christ.
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  • And if you can't be known as a follower of christ,
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  • Let's get this straight, not a believer in god, okay?
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  • That's not what he's talking about.
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  • He's talking about a follower of jesus the christ,
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  • Then you're not identified with his kingdom rule,
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  • Which means he is not going to share with you
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  • His kingdom power.
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  • The job of the holy spirit is to take heaven
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  • And bring it to earth and empower you with it
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  • So that god's resident in you, on you, upon you
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  • Becomes visible through you.
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  • When you come to christ, things are gonna be different.
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  • He's gonna tell you a different definition
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  • Of manhood.
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  • He's gonna tell you you're supposed to be
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  • A kingdom man, not a cultural man.
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  • He's gonna give you a different definition
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  • Of womanhood.
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  • You're not just supposed to be a female,
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  • You're supposed to be a kingdom woman.
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  • He's gonna tell you different what it means to be a parent,
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  • What it means to be a child, what it means to be a worker,
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  • What it means handling your finances,
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  • What it means operating with your relationships.
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  • He's gonna tell you, "we don't roll like that
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  • Up in here, up in here."
  • 00:15:04.553 --> 00:15:06.221
  • But you're gonna say, "well, how am i gonna do that?
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  • I'm not used to that.
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  • That's not how i was raised."
  • 00:15:10.492 --> 00:15:14.330
  • So when we don't understand the power of the kingdom,
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  • What do we do?
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  • We bring in the power of the old kingdoms
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  • Called worldliness.
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  • So we bring in what the old kingdom says
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  • About race, culture, class, manhood, womanhood, work, money,
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  • Or pick any subject you want, politics.
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  • We're gonna bring in that old way of thinking, why?
  • 00:15:35.250 --> 00:15:38.487
  • Because we've not yet been kingdomized,
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  • And even if we have the information,
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  • We don't have the power to pull it off.
  • 00:15:42.925 --> 00:15:45.327
  • So what do we do?
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  • We live in confusion, and oftentimes
  • 00:15:46.662 --> 00:15:50.232
  • We live in defeat.
  • 00:15:50.232 --> 00:15:53.836
  • The holy spirit's job is to kingdomize you.
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  • Jesus is teaching about the kingdom,
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  • And he wants to kingdomize you with the power,
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  • The ability to live out kingdom principles.
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  • The question is, how do i get this power working, okay?
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  • You told me i have it, but how do i get it?
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  • Well, let me read a few verses from st. john
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  • Where jesus is talking in chapter 16
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  • About the holy spirit.
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  • John 16, he's been, again, teaching them.
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  • Verse 12, "i have many more things
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  • To say to you, but you cannot bear them now,"
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  • 'cause it's gonna wipe you out.
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  • "i got so much truth.
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  • It's gonna be too much and too hot for you to handle."
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  • "but when he, the spirit of truth comes,
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  • He will guide you into all truth for he will not speak
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  • On his own initiative, but whatever he hears
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  • He will speak and he will disclose to you
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  • What is to come.
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  • He will glorify me, for he will take of mine
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  • And disclose it to you.
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  • All things that my father has are mine.
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  • Therefore i said he will take of mine
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  • And will disclose it to you."
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  • Okay, let's try to walk with this now.
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  • What he says is there's this hookup.
  • 00:17:31.366 --> 00:17:36.705
  • "it starts with my daddy, and everything
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  • That my daddy has, i have by his one-of-a-kind, unique,
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  • Only-begotten son.
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  • We are in sync 100%.
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  • And my father discloses to me what's his.
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  • I disclose what's mine that belongs to my father
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  • To my spirit."
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  • Watch this, i don't want to go too fast.
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  • "my father discloses it to me.
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  • I disclose it to my spirit.
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  • My spirit will disclose it to you."
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  • You see the hook?
  • 00:18:30.025 --> 00:18:31.894
  • You get it from the spirit, the spirit gets it from the son,
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  • And the son gets it from the father,
  • 00:18:37.065 --> 00:18:40.469
  • 'cause guess what?
  • 00:18:40.469 --> 00:18:42.037
  • These computers are networked.
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  • Father gives it to the son, son gives it to the spirit,
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  • And the spirit gives it to you.
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  • So what does that tell you?
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  • If you are not in sync with the spirit,
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  • You are not going to get it from the son,
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  • Because those three operate in sync.
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  • The father gives it to the son, the son gives it to the spirit,
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  • And it's the spirit's job to give it to you.
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  • But give what to you?
  • 00:19:07.763 --> 00:19:10.432
  • He says in chapter 16, verse 13, "and when he,
  • 00:19:10.432 --> 00:19:18.607
  • The spirit of truth comes."
  • 00:19:18.607 --> 00:19:23.912
  • The spirit will only transfer truth.
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  • Let me say that again.
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  • The spirit will only transfer truth.
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  • Jesus said, "i am the way, the truth, and the life."
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  • He only transfers truth.
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  • So if you're not operating on the word of god,
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  • You're not operating on truth.
  • 00:19:44.132 --> 00:19:46.635
  • So you can pray till you're blue in the face,
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  • You can call on the holy ghost all you want.
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  • The moment you detour from scripture,
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  • You have cancelled out the transfer,
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  • You have unplugged the electricity,
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  • You've cut the line, because the spirit
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  • Only deals with truth.
  • 00:20:05.587 --> 00:20:08.290
  • And jesus says in john 17:17, "thy word is truth."
  • 00:20:08.290 --> 00:20:13.528
  • So leave scripture, you left truth.
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  • Leave truth, you left the holy spirit.
  • 00:20:17.132 --> 00:20:19.768
  • Leave the holy spirit, you left power.
  • 00:20:19.768 --> 00:20:22.537
  • So a lot of christians aren't experiencing the power
  • 00:20:22.537 --> 00:20:25.707
  • Of the holy spirit because they either have left truth
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  • Or they are mixing truth.
  • 00:20:31.013 --> 00:20:33.715
  • The lord said that you do nullify the word of god
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  • With the traditions of men.
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  • Did you know you can cancel the bible out
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  • In terms of it working in your life
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  • Because you brought in secular thinking?
  • 00:20:42.958 --> 00:20:45.994
  • And that's the problem today in too many pulpits.
  • 00:20:45.994 --> 00:20:48.463
  • They're preaching secular sermons
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  • And then have the audacity to quote bible verses.
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  • You might as well close your bible
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  • When you hear the sermon, because they leave the bible
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  • And go to secular opinion.
  • 00:20:58.874 --> 00:21:01.343
  • And so the spirit, which is only the spirit of truth,
  • 00:21:01.343 --> 00:21:05.180
  • Holds back its power.
  • 00:21:05.180 --> 00:21:08.050
  • The second thing he says is that "he is going to speak of me.
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  • He's gonna glorify me.
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  • The spirit is gonna glorify me."
  • 00:21:17.326 --> 00:21:21.296
  • The holy spirit's goal is not to make a big deal
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  • Of the holy spirit.
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  • The holy spirit's goal is to make a big deal
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  • About jesus christ.
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  • That's why jesus christ
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  • In john 15, the first 16 verses, read it.
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  • It says, "i want you to abide with me.
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  • You got to hang out with me.
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  • You must be identified with me."
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  • So you won't only hear me talking about god,
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  • I'm gonna be talking about jesus christ.
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  • Talking about jesus christ, i am a christian.
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  • I am a disciple of christ.
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  • I am a follower of christ.
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  • I do this in the name of christ.
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  • I pray in the name of jesus, why?
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  • Because that is what turns on the ignition of the power
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  • Of the holy spirit.
  • 00:22:07.476 --> 00:22:10.579
  • So it is your connection to christ
  • 00:22:10.579 --> 00:22:14.249
  • That engages the holy spirit, not only in talk,
  • 00:22:14.249 --> 00:22:17.853
  • But in walk, and he begins to engage with you.
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  • Every christian has gotten hooked up
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  • To the power plant of the holy spirit,
  • 00:22:26.061 --> 00:22:29.664
  • But every christian, even though they hooked up,
  • 00:22:29.664 --> 00:22:32.968
  • Haven't flipped the switch, because they do not have
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  • Visible and verbal sight and sound of identification,
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  • Glorification of jesus christ.
  • 00:22:43.512 --> 00:22:48.817
  • You and i are part of another realm.
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  • Jesus is teaching them in acts 1 about the kingdom of god.
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  • The whole book of acts is about the kingdom of god.
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  • The job of the church is to teach people
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  • About the kingdom of god.
  • 00:23:01.096 --> 00:23:03.165
  • Not about church only, but about the role of church
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  • And the role of christians in the church
  • 00:23:05.967 --> 00:23:07.569
  • To advance the kingdom of god.
  • 00:23:07.569 --> 00:23:10.439
  • So if you're not cultivating a relationship with christ,
  • 00:23:10.439 --> 00:23:13.475
  • You're not accessing the kingdom of god.
  • 00:23:13.475 --> 00:23:17.379
  • And so that's not something you can just do on sunday.
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  • That's got to be a way of life.
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  • Drawing near to a person because you are listening
  • 00:23:22.517 --> 00:23:29.090
  • To his word, 'cause you can't draw near to him
  • 00:23:29.090 --> 00:23:31.893
  • Without the word.
  • 00:23:31.893 --> 00:23:33.228
  • So you're using the word to draw near to a person,
  • 00:23:33.228 --> 00:23:36.865
  • Which ignites the holy spirit.
  • 00:23:36.865 --> 00:23:39.034
  • So you don't have to go holy spirit hunting.
  • 00:23:39.034 --> 00:23:41.603
  • You got to go jesus glorifying.
  • 00:23:41.603 --> 00:23:44.706
  • Identification with the written and living word
  • 00:23:44.706 --> 00:23:49.478
  • Gives you access to the work of the holy spirit.
  • 00:23:49.478 --> 00:23:53.515
  • So the more you see christ based on his word,
  • 00:23:53.515 --> 00:23:57.152
  • The more the power will take place.
  • 00:23:57.152 --> 00:23:59.788
  • And what will happen?
  • 00:23:59.788 --> 00:24:01.556
  • He says, "and you shall be my witnesses," verse 8.
  • 00:24:01.556 --> 00:24:08.129
  • Okay, now here's what you need to know.
  • 00:24:08.129 --> 00:24:13.235
  • If you've been empowered by the holy spirit,
  • 00:24:13.235 --> 00:24:17.305
  • You're going to be a clear-cut public representative
  • 00:24:17.305 --> 00:24:24.713
  • Of jesus christ.
  • 00:24:24.713 --> 00:24:26.882
  • He says, "when the power of the spirit comes on you,"
  • 00:24:26.882 --> 00:24:30.352
  • Verse 8 of acts 1, "you shall be my,"
  • 00:24:30.352 --> 00:24:35.190
  • Jesus's, "witnesses."
  • 00:24:35.190 --> 00:24:37.826
  • So when you get empowered, your testimonial is
  • 00:24:37.826 --> 00:24:42.998
  • Going to come out visibly and verbally.
  • 00:24:42.998 --> 00:24:45.734
  • You shall be, not you shall try to be,
  • 00:24:45.734 --> 00:24:51.239
  • 'cause it'll be natural.
  • 00:24:51.239 --> 00:24:53.508
  • When you done switched kingdoms and the holy spirit
  • 00:24:53.508 --> 00:24:55.243
  • Is all on you because you have identified
  • 00:24:55.243 --> 00:24:57.979
  • With christ, "you shall be my witnesses."
  • 00:24:57.979 --> 00:25:00.582
  • See, we try to force people into representing jesus
  • 00:25:00.582 --> 00:25:04.252
  • When they haven't even fully understood
  • 00:25:04.252 --> 00:25:05.787
  • The kingdom they switched to.
  • 00:25:05.787 --> 00:25:07.722
  • So they don't have power to represent him.
  • 00:25:07.722 --> 00:25:11.092
  • And you don't have the power to represent jesus christ,
  • 00:25:11.092 --> 00:25:15.630
  • The king of kings and lord of lords
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  • Who loved you, who died on the cross for you,
  • 00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:21.002
  • Who rose from the dead for you, who's coming back for you,
  • 00:25:21.002 --> 00:25:24.573
  • Who's going to give you an eternal home in heaven
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  • And let you rule with him on earth.
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  • Are you telling me you are ashamed
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  • Of your candidate who's already won?
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  • Okay, there's power available.
  • 00:25:38.320 --> 00:25:43.124
  • Holy ghost power is available to you.
  • 00:25:43.124 --> 00:25:50.832
  • No matter what your background is,
  • 00:25:50.832 --> 00:25:52.267
  • No matter how weak you are, the holy spirit is ready
  • 00:25:52.267 --> 00:25:55.971
  • To empower you and lift you.
  • 00:25:55.971 --> 00:25:59.107
  • He'll be helium in your life.
  • 00:25:59.107 --> 00:26:00.675
  • Lift you out of your defeat.
  • 00:26:00.675 --> 00:26:02.143
  • Lift you out of your addictions.
  • 00:26:02.143 --> 00:26:03.745
  • Lift you out of your cursing tongue.
  • 00:26:03.745 --> 00:26:07.082
  • Lift you out of your lack
  • 00:26:07.082 --> 00:26:09.884
  • Of sexual identity clarification.
  • 00:26:09.884 --> 00:26:12.253
  • He will lift you out.
  • 00:26:12.253 --> 00:26:13.588
  • Now yes, he may use people, he may use processes,
  • 00:26:13.588 --> 00:26:16.057
  • Because he uses different ways of doing it,
  • 00:26:16.057 --> 00:26:18.259
  • And sometimes he just uses himself,
  • 00:26:18.259 --> 00:26:20.128
  • But he will do it, because that's how powerful
  • 00:26:20.128 --> 00:26:23.632
  • He is.
  • 00:26:23.632 --> 00:26:24.966
  • Jesus has a hook up to heaven, and it's got plenty of power
  • 00:26:24.966 --> 00:26:29.771
  • That he wants to deliver through your limited humanity
  • 00:26:29.771 --> 00:26:32.941
  • And mine so that it gushes forth.
  • 00:26:32.941 --> 00:26:37.512
  • But you got to be connected through the word
  • 00:26:37.512 --> 00:26:41.282
  • In relationship to jesus christ so that his power
  • 00:26:41.282 --> 00:26:44.986
  • Can gush forth.
  • 00:26:44.986 --> 00:26:47.355
  • And when it does, other folk gonna get wet,
  • 00:26:47.355 --> 00:26:51.593
  • 'cause when you get that much power,
  • 00:26:51.593 --> 00:26:53.561
  • You can't keep it to yourself.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • ♪♪♪
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